Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Otter

Otter, river, Devon; rises on the E. end of the Black Down Hills, at the boundary with Somerset, and flows NW. past Honiton and Ottery St Mary to the English Channel at Otterton, 5 m. SW. of Sidmouth; is 24 m. long, has fine scenery, and is much frequented by anglers.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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Feature Description: "river"   (ADL Feature Type: "rivers")
Administrative units: Devon AncC

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